{"id":325,"date":"2024-08-03T08:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T08:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:39:39","slug":"olga-cironis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/olga-cironis\/","title":{"rendered":"Olga Cironis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top\">A marking to find my way to being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-93362fa0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#statement\">Artist Statement<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#biography\"> Biography<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#connect\">Follow &amp; Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#enquire\">Enquire or Purchase<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#listofworks\">List of Works<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#artwork\">View Artwork<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"statement\">Artist Statement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cironis-Olga-studio-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Olga Cironis, studio portrait with artwork Found It\" class=\"wp-image-919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cironis-Olga-studio-portrait.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cironis-Olga-studio-portrait-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olga Cironis, studio portrait with artwork Found It, 2020, repurposed child\u2019s camouflage sleeping bag and pink lace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">An X-mark or cross is a mark, a place of reference or identity signature. In this case it is a place of trauma and recovery. When I was undergoing therapy, I received a small x-mark tattoo to mark where radiation rays were to be directed. A marking to find my way to being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Biography <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her art practice Olga Cironis explores personal and collective identity within today\u2019s cultural globalisation. From a strong migrant feminist foundation Olga scrutinises ideas around belonging and place by researching counter histories and human interaction within ecological dilemmas starting with personal experience. Often inviting public participation and story sharing, Olga succeeds to seduce the public to further delve, reflect and question our connection to nature and place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olga Cironis is a highly respected award-winning artist, living in Fremantle WA, with a multidisciplinary art practice spanning over 30 years. Since graduating with a Master of Visual Arts from SCA\/University Sydney 1996, Cironis has exhibited nationally and internationally.  Cironis has undertaken local and international art residencies and projects. Her work is featured in numerous public, corporate, and private collections globally. In 2021 Art Collective WA published a monograph featuring much of Olga\u2019s art practise over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olga Cironis is a member of Art Collective WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"connect\">Follow &amp; Contact<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/artcollectivewa.com.au\/artists\/olga-cironis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artcollectivewa.com.au\/artists\/olga-cironis\/<\/a><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/olga_cironis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@olga_cironis<\/a><br>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/olga.cironis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">olga.cironis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enquire\">Enquire or Purchase<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fcd2b4f5ea061234f93cc84bc8a4fd54 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Invest in original art.<\/strong> For acquisitions, reach out to their gallery, Art Collective. <br><br>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/artcollectivewa.com.au\/artists\/olga-cironis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artcollectivewa.com.au\/artists\/olga-cironis\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"listofworks\">list of works <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olga Cironis<br><strong><em>Found It<\/em><\/strong><br>2020<br>Repurposed child\u2019s camouflage sleeping bag and pink lace<br>145 x 132 cm<br>NFS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"artwork\">Artwork<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cironis-Olga-studio-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Olga Cironis, studio portrait with artwork Found It\" class=\"wp-image-919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cironis-Olga-studio-portrait.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cironis-Olga-studio-portrait-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olga Cironis, studio portrait with artwork Found It, 2020, repurposed child\u2019s camouflage sleeping bag and pink lace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-14.jpg\" alt=\"SICK AF exhibition installation\" class=\"wp-image-1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-14-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Nyisztor Studio, front Claire Townsend; L-R Olga Cironis, Lucinda Crimson, Christina Baltais, Sunniva Innstrand, photo: Brad Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-13.jpg\" alt=\"SICK AF exhibition installation\" class=\"wp-image-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Nyisztor Studio, L-R Susan Margareta Allwood, Brad Coleman, Olga Cironis, photo: Brad Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-18-cironis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-18-cironis.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-18-cironis-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Olga Cironis, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-17-cironis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-17-cironis.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-17-cironis-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Olga Cironis, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Statement An X-mark or cross is a mark, a place of reference or identity signature. In this case it is a place of trauma and recovery. When I was undergoing therapy, I received a small x-mark tattoo to mark where radiation rays were to be directed. A marking to find my way to being. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/olga-cironis\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Olga Cironis&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":70,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1865,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions\/1865"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}